The Atlas of Car Design

The World's Most Iconic Cars
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As seen in Vanity Fair, Car and Driver, Architectural Digest, British GQ, and The Times A HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SELECTION: Car and Driver, Wall Street Journal, Autocar, Cool Hunting, Autoblog ‘A high-octane feast for petrol heads and lovers of design.’ – The Times A ground-breaking survey... Read More
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The Atlas of Car Design

A ground-breaking survey of more than 650 of the most exceptional cars ever designed, organized geographically

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As seen in Vanity Fair, Car and Driver, Architectural Digest, British GQ, and The Times

A HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE SELECTION: Car and Driver, Wall Street Journal, Autocar, Cool Hunting, Autoblog

‘A high-octane feast for petrol heads and lovers of design.’ – The Times

A ground-breaking survey of more than 650 of the most exceptional cars ever designed, organised geographically

The Atlas of Car Design is a global survey of the world’s greatest car designs, featuring more than 650 of the most revered (and occasionally reviled) models, from more than 190 manufacturers and over 30 countries.

Organised geographically then chronologically by decade, the book covers more than a century of exceptional and noteworthy car design – from Japanese cult classics, French Art-Deco masterpieces, German iconic models, Italian icons, and British performance machines, to American styling sensations, and pop culture and family favourites.

This fresh take on an eternally popular subject charts car design’s evolution across centuries and continents. Packed with images, combining period photography, studio shots, and original car advertising, the book’s oversized format generously displays the cars in all their remarkable detail.

With captivating texts that tell stories of engineering feats, economic twists and turns, high-society lifestyles, and the desires of the masses, this book is a must-have for car and design fans of every kind.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837290659

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Guy Bird
  • Introduction by Brett Berk
  • Contributions by Guy Bird
  • Introduction by Brett Berk

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 205.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 2530g

Pages: 568

About the Author

Jason Barlow is a motoring, design, and culture journalist, a broadcaster, and a long-standing columnist for British GQ. He’s also editor-at-large for BBC Top Gear magazine. Barlow has written for The Times, Guardian, and Independent newspapers, and was nominated for a British Press Award for his weekly car column in the Daily Telegraph. He has also presented numerous television programmes during his 30-year career.

Guy Bird is a London-based writer and editor specializing in cars and car design, as well as aviation, architecture, street art, sneakers, and music.

Brett Berk is a freelance writer and automotive journalist, whose work has appeared in Architectural Digest, Car and Driver, New York Times, Road & Track, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, among many others.

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